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State-to-State Verification Service Overview Video

AAMVA has created a video giving an overview of the State-to-State Verification Service (S2S). S2S is a means for states to electronically check with all other participating states to determine if the applicant currently holds a driver license or identification card in another state. Visit the S2S Web page for more information.

Movemag Digital Exclusive: Weeding Out Drugged Driving

Visit movemag.org for our latest digital exclusive content: Weeding Out Drugged Driving. Voters in five states will cast their ballots on November 8th on initiatives deciding whether to give the green light to recreational marijuana use. If all jurisdictions approve their measures, the total number of jurisdictions allowing such use will total ten. Law enforcement must prepare for an increase in drug impaired driving and strengthen efforts to enforce impaired driving laws to prevent a rise in traffic fatalities. Read the full article at movemag.org.

AAMVA Leadership Academy Will Take Place in May 2017

The AAMVA Leadership Academy is a week-long program designed for jurisdiction employees who have demonstrated leadership potential and the ability to succeed in positions of greater responsibility within their agencies. The program will take place May 8 - 11, 2017. Attendees must have the approval and support of the chief administrator of their agency to apply. All expenses will be paid by AAMVA. The program includes modules on defining leadership, team work and collaboration, organizational performance management, and more. It is an intense training opportunity focused on the unique characteristics of leading and managing a motor vehicle or law enforcement agency.

Please visit the AAMVA Leadership Academy page for details including the draft course outline and application form. Class size will be limited to eighteen participants and we can accept only one application from each member agency. Applications are due by December 1, 2016. If you have any questions regarding this program, please contact: Janice Dluzynski, or call 703-908-5842.

Here are the most popular stories from AAMVA Regional News - October 14, 2016.

Massachusetts Agrees to $62.5 Million REAL ID Contract

The ability of Massachusetts residents to access certain federal buildings and airplane departure gates in future years could depend on the success of a $62.2 million contract with a Colorado company hired to revamp the state's three-decade-old driver's license software system. Read the full story at Walpole.WickedLocal.com.

The Uncertain Future of State DMVs

Oh, Department of Motor Vehicles. When it comes to government agencies, they are right up there with the IRS. Nonetheless, DMVs around the country have been diligently working away on how to handle the future. Self-driving cars are coming – soon. And when they finally do pull up, it'll mean some big changes at the DMV. What's the government agency that's responsible for issuing drivers' licenses going to do when it's unclear who the driver of the future will be — a human or an operating system? Read the full article in the Marketplace.

Oklahoma Denied Extension To Comply With Real ID Act

Oklahoma citizens will soon need a passport if they plan to fly anywhere, because Oklahoma drivers' licenses will no longer be accepted as a form of identification. Read the full story at 5NewsOnline.com.

Federal Government Tells Pennsylvania to Meet REAL ID Requirement or Face Restrictions on Residents Gaining Access to Federal Facilities

The Federal Department of Homeland Security has notified Pennsylvania that state residents will face new restrictions gaining admittance to federal facilities in January because Pennsylvania's driver's licenses and IDs are not in full compliance with federal REAL ID requirements. Read the PennDOT press release.